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British officer served with 3rd Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1926-1932; served with 7th Armoured Car Coy in India, 1932-1935; served with 4th Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1935; served as assistant adjutant at Royal Tank Corps Depot at Bovington in GB, 1935-1938; served with 8th Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1938-1939

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REEL 1 Background in Tarporly and Amersham areas, GB, 1907-1925: family; education. Recollections of period as officer with 3rd Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1926-1932: background to joining Supplementary Reserve; attitude of older officers in unit; status of reserve and regular officers; unit equipment and opinion of Carden Loyd Carriers' role with light tank sections; communication equipment; annual training programme; tactical role of tanks; lack of suitable training areas; gaining regular commission.
REEL 2 Continues: commanding officer Colonel Tim Pile's style of command and interest in the development of self-propelled guns; emphasis of fitness; attending induction course at Bovington Camp, 1928; drill and mess etiquette; building corps spirit; driving and maintenance course on Mark V Tank and Medium C Tank; descriptions of steering and armament of tanks at Bovington Camp; comparison between driving armoured cars and tanks; character of gunnery course at Gunnery School, Lulworth; difficulty of firing on move.
REEL 3 Continues: effects of shortage of ammunition on gunnery practice; projected role of tank; morale; degree of contact with other units at Lydd; attending physical training curse at Aldershot, 1930; opinion of quality of training; effect of financial restrictions; exercises with 1st Tank Brigade, 1929-1932; character of endurance exercises. Recollections of operations as officer with 7th Armoured Car Coy in India, 1932-1935: posting to unit at Razmak; nature of escort duties; introduction of Light Tank Mark IIB at Quetta.
REEL 4 Continues: opinion of Light Tank Mark IIB; duties as adjutant; mechanical problems with Wilson Gear Box; attending tactical gunnery course at Royal Tank Corps School, Ahmadnagar. Aspects of period as officer with 4th Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1935: character of annual manoeurvres without vehicles; developments in tank strategy since 1932. Aspects of period as assistant adjutant at Royal Tank Corps Depot, Bovington in GB, 1935-1938: duties; opinion of courses at depot; character of officer and other rank recruits. Aspects of period as adjutant with 8th Bn Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1938- 1939: problems encountered during formation of unit at Perham Down; question of Royal Tank Corps preparedness for war.

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